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- Guatemala
- Capital
- Quetzal (GTQ)
- Currency
- 12,974,361
- Population
- GT
- Country Code
San Jose Slideshow
Travel Blogs from San Jose, Guatemala
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Sand and Lava
... safety reasons, you can only go so far up. In the US, that would have been about where our hike started, but in Guatemala, that meant going to where the lava started flowing. It was one of the coolest things I've ever done... The ...
San Jose
We were picked up from our respective hotels at 12pm and taken to San Jose. San Jose is a traditional Maya Itza village where attempts are being made to preserve the language and revive old traditions. Its very neatly kept and sits on the very steep ...
Ha Ha Chiquelaja!
... activities for the week. Ruby organized and guided us, along with a half a dozen other students, to the nearby village of San Jose Chiquilaja where they were celebrating their Patron Saint Esquipulas with a fiesta. They use a black ...
Guatemala: Listen Much
... , Guatemala is a place where you should be quick to listen, slow to to judge. Slower still to speak. Guatemala is more diverse and varied than I imagined. Guatemala. Are you picturing Mayan women with their children in colorful ...
Lovely Lakefront
Easily the nicest lakefront we've seen on our entire trip, San Jose has it all. They have numerous tables and grill tops for lounging in the shade, stairwells down into the clear lake, your standard park with kid’s playground, and best of all, a ...
Brakes are Broken (ok ok, just worn down)
... along with us)! However, they were able to find brakes that would fit, which was a life saver. After changing the brakes, we went back to our favorite spot, San Jose. Spent the day hanging out at the lake again, which was very ...
19-days in Guatemala and Costa Rica
... . Our itinerary in Costa Rica started on our arrival in San Jose on February 14 when we flew from Flores to Guatemala City to San Jose. We stayed only one night before we headed up north to the Sarapiquis Region after a quick city tour in San ...
Guatemala City to Escuintla and Puerto San Jose
... , just sad looking. We decided to drive to the town on the other side of Puerto Quetzal, Iztapa. Hmmmmm. Even worse. Back to San Jose. I'm even now ensconced in a room with pink walls, blue carpet, puce green plastic chairs, and lavender sheets. There is ...
Monterrico
Well this is my last update from Guatemala! I went to Monterrico (a beach on the pacific coast) this week and loved some parts of it more than others... The journey there and back, like most here, was horrendous, 3 buses and a boat (a normally 2 hour trip ...
Vocan Pacaya - Guatemala
Looming 2552 meters over the south end of Guatemala City, Volcan Pacaya is a popular weekend excursion because it is the only active volcano in the region. A mere 20 minutes from the city (which can quickly become 2 hours during rush hour), one can take a ...
Repas en famille
Nancy se lève à 7h30 mais on prolonge de 1h la soirée poker a été longue. Malgré tout ça, on sera les premières pour le petit-déj, on speed tout le monde ;) et on file à la plage sans demander notre reste. L'eau est délicieuse et le soleil un ...
Is this what they warned us about?
... way through the thick crowd of folks outside the hotel and to our van waiting curbside. Right outside of the city limits of Guatemala City,the van began to wobble and Edgar navigated the car to the side of the interstate and got out to evaluate the ...
This was one hard trip to plan
... it is definitely a country where a travel guide such as lonely planet or frommer's will help you immensely. When doing research on Guatemala you hear a lot of bad stories and you will frequently be cautioned about scams, car hijackings, theft, etc. Do not ...
Where's the party?
On the weekends our resort is a very popular destination for wealthy locals to come, hang out and have fun. The resort was in full swing on Saturday & Sunday, honestly, I was a little intimated. Locals could buy day passes to the resort and use the ...
working at the farm
... paa den her gaard, hvor jeg havde snakket og aftalt at jeg ville komme at besoege ham hjemme fra danmark. gaarden ligger lidt uden for byen san jose pinula, det tager ca 1 time og 20 min. at gaa til san jose, jeg holder virkelig meget af den her by, fordi ...
Journée glande
Cette fois on est les dernières levées, on rejoint la famille au petit-déj. Tout le monde part à l'église, on squatte la piscine ;) Journée tranquille: jeux de carte (uno, poker,...), apéro, repas à 16h. On attend que le soleil soit moins fort ...
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